Rutherford pulls TV ad buys in Illinois: report

Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford has sent notice that he is pulling reservations for future TV campaign ads across the state, CBS Chicago reports.

"In light of recent outside efforts, the campaign released reserves it had placed on some future TV time. Nothing was canceled," a spokesman for Mr. Rutherford told Crain's.

"His TV commercials are up this week in most of the state. The campaign will evaluate future markets going forward. He is not dropping out of the race."

The news comes a week after a former employee in Mr. Rutherford's office accused the candidate of making inappropriate sexual advances toward him and forcing him to do political work on state time.

Mr. Rutherford disputed the charges when they were filed, calling them "convenient" and untrue. But an attorney for Mr. Rutherford later said the Illinois treasurer wouldn't release the findings of an independent investigation into the lawsuit's claims.